stream - php ziparchive readfile, no such file found error -

i encountering error:

[23-jul-2013 16:26:15 america/new_york] php warning: readfile(resumes.zip): failed open stream: no such file or directory in /home/mcaplace/public_html/download.php on line 24

this code:

<?php     /*foreach($_post['files'] $check) {         echo $check;}*/     function zipfilesanddownload($file_names,$archive_file_name,$file_path)     {         $zip = new ziparchive();         //create file , throw error if unsuccessful         if ($zip->open($archive_file_name, ziparchive::create )!==true) {         exit("cannot open <$archive_file_name>\n");         }         //add each files of $file_name array archive         foreach($file_names $files)         {         $zip->addfile($file_path.$files,$files);         /*if(file_exists($file_path.$files)) //." ".$files."<br>";             echo "yes";*/         }         $zip->close();     //then send headers foce download zip file         header("content-type: application/zip");         header("content-disposition: attachment; filename=$archive_file_name");         header("pragma: no-cache");         header("expires: 0");         readfile($archive_file_name);         exit;     }     //if passing file names thae array directly use following method     $file_names = $_post['files'];     //if getting file name database means use following method     //include db connection      $archive_file_name='resumes.zip';     $file_path=$_server['document_root']."/resumes/";     zipfilesanddownload($file_names,$archive_file_name,$file_path);   ?> 

you have couple things wrong first off ziparchive::create not correct should ziparchive::create or ziparchive::overwrite (overwrite if not deleting zip file).

next pathing wrong. not telling readfile() absolute path file. need give absolute paths zip file saved , it's read from.

also find unlikel root folder site writable. moved zip resumes folder code below. tend stay away $_server['document_root'] self , use realpath() function.

and lastly have make sure ever folder zip file being created has 777 permissions on it.

here complete code change

<?php     /*foreach($_post['files'] $check) {         echo $check;}*/     function zipfilesanddownload($file_names,$archive_file_name,$file_path)     {         $zip = new ziparchive();         //create file , throw error if unsuccessful         if ($zip->open($file_path.$archive_file_name, ziparchive::overwrite )!==true) {             exit("cannot open <$archive_file_name>\n");         }         //add each files of $file_name array archive         foreach($file_names $files)         {             $zip->addfile($file_path.$files,$files);             /*if(file_exists($file_path.$files)) //." ".$files."<br>";                 echo "yes";*/         }         $zip->close();     //then send headers foce download zip file         header("content-type: application/zip");         header("content-disposition: attachment; filename=$archive_file_name");         header("pragma: no-cache");         header("expires: 0");         readfile($file_path.$archive_file_name);         exit;     }     //if passing file names thae array directly use following method     $file_names = array('test.txt');     //if getting file name database means use following method     //include db connection      $archive_file_name='resumes.zip';     $file_path=$_server['document_root']."/resumes/";      zipfilesanddownload($file_names,$archive_file_name,$file_path);   ?>